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CHAPTER IVTechnical ServicesArticle 50Patent Information Services(1) The Inter<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l Bureau may furnish services by providing technical and any otherpertinent information available to it on the basis of published documents, primarily patentsand published applications (referred to in this Article as »the information services«).(2) The Inter<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l Bureau may provide these information services either directly or throughone or more Inter<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l Searching Authorities or other <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l or inter<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l specializedinstitutions, with which the Inter<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l Bureau may reach agreement.(3) The information services shall be operated in a way particularly facilitating the acquisitionby Contracting States which are developing countries of technical knowledge and technology,including available published know-how.(4) The information services shall be available to Governments of Contracting States and their<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>ls and residents: The Assembly may decide to make these services available also toothers.(5)(a) Any service to Governments of Contracting States shall be furnished at cost, providedthat, when the Government is that of a Contracting State which is a developing country, theservice shall be furnished below cost if the difference can be covered from profit made onservices furnished to others than Governments of Contracting States or from the sourcesreferred to in Article 51 (4).(b) The cost referred to in subparagraph (a) is to be understood as cost over and above costsnormally incident to the performance of the services of a <strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l Office or the obligations ofan Inter<strong>na</strong>tio<strong>na</strong>l Searching Authority.(6) The details concerning the implementation of the provisions of this Article shall begoverned by decisions of the Assembly and, within the limits to be fixed by the Assembly,such working groups as the Assembly may set up for that purpose.(7) The Assembly shall, when it considers it necessary, recommend methods of providingfi<strong>na</strong>ncing supplementary to those referred to in paragraph (5).Article 51Technical Assitance(1) The Assembly shall establish a Committee for Technical Assistance (referred to in thisArticle as »the Committee«).(2)(a) The members of the Committee shall be elected among the Contracting States, with dueregard to the representation of developing cuontries.66

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